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CATALOGUE OF 



with the lines much like those of the fore wings, but less distinct. 

 Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 11 lines. 



«• ' ■? From Mr. Milne's collection. 



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 Genus PIALA. 

 Foeyn. Corpus sat gracile. Proboscis brevis. Palpi erecti ; 

 articulus 2us subarcuatus ; 3us cylindricus, brevis. Antennse sim- 

 plices. Thorax subsquamosus. Abdomen alas posticas paullo 

 superans. Pedes sat validi, subpilosi ; tibiae postica? calcaribus 

 longis. Alee sat angustae ; anticse apud costam rectse, apice rotun- 

 datae, margine exteriore perobliquo vix convexo. 



Feynale, Body rather slender. Proboscis short. Palpi verti- 

 cal ; second joint slightly curved; third cylindrical, hardly more 

 than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antennee simple. 

 Thorax somewhat squamous. Abdomen extending a little beyond 

 the hind wings. Legs moderately stout, slightly pilose ; hind tibise 

 with long spurs. Wings rather narrow. Fore wings straight along 

 the costa, rounded at the tips; exterior border hardly convex, very 

 oblique. 



1. PlALA BASIPUNCTUM. 



Fcem. Rijfescente-alba, suhtus subcervina ; caput supra fuscum ; 



thorax fusco fasciatus ; abdomen fuscescenie'cinereum ; alee 



antic(B extus fuscescentes, lineis nigricante-fuscis denticulatis 



apud costam dilatatis^puncto basali nigro^ linea submarginali 



albida denticulata, guttis marginalibus fuscis, orbiculari oh- 



soleta, reniformi albida guttis duabus contiguis fuscis ; pos- 



ticcE fuscescente-cinerece. 



Female. Reddish white, somewhat fawn-colour beneath. 



Head above and palpi brown. Thorax with a brown band in front. 



Abdomen brownish cinereous. Fore wings brownish towards the 



exterior border ; lines blackish brown, denticulated, dilated by the 



costa; a black basal point; basal half line interrupted; submargi- 



nal^ line whitish, irregular, denticulated ; marginal dots brown ; 



orbicular mark obsolete; reniform whitish, accompanied by two 



brown dots. Hind wings brownish cinereous. Length of the body 



lines; of the wings 14 lines. 



a. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. D. F. Morgan. 



